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the farmers with numerous long lists of mixtures, on a guess, but give a few of 

 the best and advise experimenting for themselves. A point is gained when a 

 farmer ventures to deviate from the long established customs of his fathers or 

 his neighbors, many of whom have fallen into certain practices without very 

 good reasons therefor. 



In selecting seeds for alternate husbandry, only those grasses and clovers 

 should be sown which rapidly make a large growth, and arrive at maturity in 

 a short time : 



Grasses and Clovers for Cne Year. 



Dactylis glomerata (Orchard grass). 



Zea Mays (Indian corn). 



Secale cereale (Rye). 



Avena sativa ( Oats). 



Panicum miliaceum (Millet;. 



Setehia Italica (Hungarian grass, Bengal grass, sometimes called Millet). 



Lolium Italicum (Italian rye-grass). 



Arrhenatlieriim avenaceum (Tall oat-grass). 



Trifolium pratense (Red clover). 



Grasses and Clovers for Ttvo Years. 



Dactylis glomerata (Orchard grass). 



Phleum pratense (Timothy), heavy and loamy soils, not on sand. 



Arrlienatherum avenaceum (Tall oat-grass). 



Festuca elatior (Taller fescue), heavy and loamy soils. 



Festuca pratensis (Meadow fescue), heavy and loamy soils. 



Lolium perenne (Perennial rye-grass). 



Trifolium pratense (Red clover). 



Iri folium repens (White clover). 



Trifolium liyhridum (Alsike clover). 



Grasses and Clover for Three or More Years. 



Dactylis glomerata (Orchard grass). 



ArrJienatherum avenaceutn (Tall oat-grass). 



Festuca elatior (Tall fescue). 



Festuca pratensis (Meadow fescue). 



Alopecurus pratensis (Meadow fox-tail). 



Phleum p)ratense {Tm\ot\iy), for mowing only. 



Poa pratensis (June grass, Blue grass of Kentucky), for pasture only. 



Agrostis vulgaris (Red top), for rich loam or low land. 



Lolmm perenne (Perennial rye-grass), (not over four years), the larger 

 varieties. 



Trifolium pratense perenne (Perennial red clover. Cow grass of the Eng- 

 lish). 



Trifolium hyhridum (Alsike Clover). 



Trifolum repens (White clover), for pasture only. 



